For returning viewers, I have just listed new 1-1/2", 2" and 3" end-grain blocks. Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

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Texas Ebony Wood For Sale I have begun cutting, hauling and selling Texas Ebony wood from deep south Texas. It is the first time that I have harvested and worked with this wood so I am still trying to learn more about it and to work out how well it turns. If you are more familiar with it than I, or just want to experiment along with me, I have listed a number of green turning blanks in various dimensions for sale below. The wood is hard and very dense, and reportedly oily or waxy (although I haven't noticed that so far). References suggest that it machines and turns very well, and finishes to a high natural luster. Weighing approximately 63 pound per cubic foot, it is heavier than water (i.e. - it will not float in water). The wood that I presently have is fresh and green - it is not yet air or kiln-dried - so it is probably not yet suitable for turned boxes or any other form that involves precision-fitting parts. The colors of Texas Ebony heartwood range from a dark chocolate brown (almost coal black) to a dark brown with thin stripes of lighter brown. This banded and somewhat swirling pattern of light brown streaks in the dark matrix resembles cream poured into coffee. When this very dark wood spalts, linear inter-grain areas turn to a light orange-brown, and (rarely) includes small closed, orange-brown circles (spots). The sapwood is a bright golden yellow color, an attractive contrast to the heartwood. As you can see in the example turned vase below, the bark of fresh Texas Ebony is tight and excellent for natural-edge turning. Note : As elsewhere, the dimensions given below are Length x Width x Depth of the blank. Theoretically these numbers indicate the dimensions of the largest bowl, box/goblet or spindle that might be turned from that piece if no flaws are encountered. The approximate weight (in pounds) as well as obvious physical features (checks, etc) are also indicated. Note also that most of these are rough cut. I do not have the time or equipment to routinely surface the cut sides - although sometimes I think that the grain is interesting enough that I will take it to the jointer before I take the photo. I generally water-dampen the surface before taking photos, to suggest what each piece might look like once a finish is applied. Each block is then sealed on all cut surfaces to reduce drying and possible cracking of the wood during storage and shipment. That "waxy" surface you see in some photos (taken after sealing the blank) is just that - a wax emulsion - not an oily Ebony surface. You can see examples of various bowls and vessels turned from these "exotic" Texas woods on our companion website, www.prairiesend.com.

Texas Ebony blanks: Pen Blanks Rectangular pieces, 1-3" thick End-grain pieces, 1.5" square End-grain pieces, 2" square End-grain pieces, 2.5" square End-grain pieces, 3-4" square Square and half-log bowl blanks

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Texas Ebony Pen Blanks 1"x 1"x 6"" I have recently cut and dried a number of Texas Ebony pen blanks. The wood is beautiful and can be finished to a beautiful, high luster. These blanks include a mix of Ebony colors and patterns that ranges from the full dark Chocolate brown of the heartwood to a combination of dark brown heartwood and the bright golden yellow of sapwood, and some include the intergrain bands and the numerous "spots" of dark brown to orange areas of spalted heartwood. If you have a preference, please let me know when you place your order, otherwise you will get a "run-of-the-mill" mix. Texas Ebony Pen Blanks $3.00 each, no minimum.

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Texas Ebony Lot 261 4" x 1-3/4" x 8-3/4" 3-1/4 lbs. This is another nice block of Texas Ebony. It is about 95% dark chocolate brown heartwood with 10% bright yellow sapwood in a thin layer on one face. The heartwood includes numerous thin, intra-grain laminations of "coffee-cream"-color. A small patch of bark is present atop the sapwood on one corner (top photo). There are no visible checks or cracks. There is an irregular, 1/2" diameter open hole of unknown origin and depth on one end (lower photo, end-grain face on the right end). I see no structural flaws. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 261 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 348 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 8-1/2" 1 lbs. This is a very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 60% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 40% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains an interesting shading of a light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 348 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 349 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 8-1/2" 1 lbs. This is another very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 60% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 40% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains an interesting shading of a light blue-gray color. There is a thin strip of bark on one edge of the sapwood that will turn off immediately as the blank is roughed out. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 349 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 350 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 10" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 80% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 20% yellow sapwood. That beautiful heartwood includes a strong but broken pattern of the "coffee-cream" colored intra-grain laminations. The sapwood contains an interesting shading of a light blue-gray color. There are several small patches of decay along one edge of the heartwood (left end, bottom photo) and two open remains of beetle holes along one edge of the sapwood (near edge, top photo). These areas will turn off immediately as the blank is roughed out. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 350 $14.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 333 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 12" 1-1/4 lbs. This is a very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 75% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 25% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains interesting bands of light blue-gray coloring. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 333 $12.00 SOLD

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Texas Ebony Lot 334 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 12" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 80% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 20% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains an interesting shading of a light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 334 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 335 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 12" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 85% of the rich, colorful, coffee-cream striped chocolate brown heartwood, and 15% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains an interesting shading and curving bands of a light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 335 $12.00 SOLD

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Texas Ebony Lot 336 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 12" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 80% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 20% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains broad curving bands of a light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other structural flaws, but there are three open and prominent beetle holes in the sapwood face (top photo). These are less than 1/4" deep. Texas Ebony Lot 336 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 337 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 12" 1-1/4 lbs. This is an interesting stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 50% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 50% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains bands of a light blue-gray color and a thick section of bark along one edge (near edge, top photo). I see no cracks or other structural flaws, but there are two open and prominent beetle holes in the sapwood (lower face below the bark edge, top photo). These holes extend below the surface at low angles and appear to be less than 1/2" deep. Texas Ebony Lot 337 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 338 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 12" 1-1/4 lbs. This is another very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 50% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 50% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains bands of a light blue-gray color and a thick section of bark along one edge (near edge, top photo). I see no cracks, spalting or beetle holes in this piece. Texas Ebony Lot 338 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 339 1-1/4"x 1-1/4"x 12" 1 lb. This is another very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 60% of the rich chocolate brown Ebony heartwood, and 40% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains curving bands and zones of a light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There are two very small and shallow remains of beetle holes in the sapwood (center of the upper face, top photo). Texas Ebony Lot 339 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 147 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 14" 1-1/2 lb. This is a long stick of ~1-7/8"section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 60% of the rich, colorful, coffee-cream striped chocolate brown heartwood, and 40% golden yellow sapwood. It has a small and short strip of bark along one edge that will turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 147 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 367 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 9-3/8" 1 lb. This is a nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 60% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood, and 40% yellow sapwood. The sapwood contains an interesting shading pattern of a light blue-gray and yellow-brown color. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There are two borer holes in the sapwood - one of which is on an edge and will turn off, the other of which is in the center of the face near one end (right end, vertical face, top photo). That hole is less than 1/4" deep but will reduce the potential turned diameter to less than 1-1/4" in that area. Texas Ebony Lot 367 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 368 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 9-1/4" 1 lbs. This is a nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 90% of the rich chocolate brown heartwood. There are two thin and tight cracks in the central portion of this blank (center of nearest edge, lower photo). One of these is on an edge and will clearly turn off. The other is in the center of the face (the center of the vertical face, lower photo) and it's depth is not as obvious. But it is the extreme end of a feature similar to that on the edge and I am betting that it is less than 1/4" deep. I see no other cracks or significant flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 368 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 369 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 9-1/2" 1 lb. This is a very nice stick of ~1-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is almost 100% rich chocolate brown heartwood, with only a thin layer of sapwood on one side (top photo). I see absolutely no cracks or other flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 369 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 371 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 6-1/4" 1/2 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is a nice 1-1/2" square piece that is almost 100% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. That tiny amount of sapwood on the corner will turn off as the block is rounded. I see absolutely no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 371 $5.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 372 1-1/2"x 1-1/2"x 6" 3/4 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is a very nice 1-1/2" square piece of 100% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. I see absolutely no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 372 $5.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 346 2"x 2"x 8" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It includes approximately 50/50 dark chocolate-brown heartwood and yellow sapwood, with a thin section of bark on the outside of the sapwood. The heartwood is quite dark with a strong pattern of "coffee-cream" colored intra-grain laminations. I see no checks or other structural flaws. There is a single small open beetle hole in the sapwood section just below the bark. Probing suggests that it is quite shallow (<1/4"). Texas Ebony Lot 346 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 347 2"x 2"x 7-1/2" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It includes approximately 60% dark chocolate-brown heartwood and 40% yellow sapwood, with a thin section of bark on one outside edge of the sapwood. The heartwood is quite dark with a strong, swirling grain pattern and subdued "coffee-cream" colored intra-grain laminations. I see no checks or other structural flaws. There are several small portions of open beetle holes in the outer portion of the sapwood. These should turn off as the block is rounded. Texas Ebony Lot 347 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 332 2"x 2"x 12" 2 lbs. This is another very nice 2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 80% chocolate-brown heartwood and ~20% golden-yellow sapwood with the sapwood mostly confined to one edge. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There are three open beetle holes on the sapwood. They are all apparently shallow and close to the edge - they should turn off as the block is roughed to round. Texas Ebony Lot 332 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 312 2"x 2"x 12" 2-1/4 lbs. This is another very nice 2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 80% chocolate-brown heartwood with intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color and ~20% golden-yellow sapwood. There is also a light, reddish-brown of spalt staining within the grain pattern of the heartwood on the back side. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 312 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 252 2"x 2"x 8" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It includes approximately 95% dark chocolate-brown heartwood and 5% yellow sapwood (most of which will turn off as the block is rounded). The heartwood is quite dark and, while it does have a pattern of "coffee-cream" colored intra-grain laminations, that pattern is subdued. There is a bit of irregular damage on one edge and part of the annotated face (top photo). It appears shallow and should turn off as the block is rounded. There are also two very thin and tight drying checks in the end-grain (the end exposed in the bottom photo, but too subdued to see). I see no other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 252 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 272 2"x 2"x 7-1/2" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 80% dark chocolate-brown heartwood and 20% bright yellow sapwood. The heartwood includes a nice flowing pattern of the "coffee-cream" colored, intra-grain laminations. It was cut away from the pith but the outer portion of a thin and tight radial crack is present along one edge (bottom photo). There is also a small bit of bark still attached to one edge, and one open bughole in the outer portion of the sapwood. Most, if not all of that small crack, the bark and bughole will turn off as the block is roughed to round. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 272 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 277 2"x 2"x 6" 1-1/4 lb. This is another nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 85% dark chocolate-brown heartwood and 15% bright yellow sapwood. The heartwood includes a nice flowing pattern of the "coffee-cream" colored, intra-grain laminations. It also has two shallow, open bugholes in the outer portion of the sapwood, confined to one edge. Again, most if not all of those depressions will turn off. I see no cracks or structural flaws in this piece. Texas Ebony Lot 277 $7.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 279 2"x 2"x 8-3/4" 1-1/2 lbs. This is an interesting piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 70% dark chocolate-brown heartwood and 30% bright yellow sapwood, with two patches of dark-brown bark on the edges. The heartwood includes a nice flowing pattern of the "coffee-cream" colored, intra-grain laminations. I see no cracks, but there are two fairly deep (1/4 to 3/8") depressions in the sapwood on one side - the remains of old beetle borer holes; most of these, along with all of that bark, are likely to turn off as the block is rounded. I see no structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 279 $10.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 357 2"x 2"x 10" 1-3/4 lbs. This is a nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 90% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. This one does have a line of thin cracks across the back side (faintly visible on the vertical face, lower photo). These appear shallow but will affect turning. I recommend (and priced) this block for resawing for segmented work, pen blanks, etc. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. . Texas Ebony Lot 357 $8.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 358 2"x 2"x 9-3/8" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a very nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 90% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with a nice flowing pattern of the lighter-brown, "coffee-cream" colored, intra-grain laminations. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 358 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 359 2"x 2"x 9-3/8" 1-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 70% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with a nice flowing pattern of the lighter-brown, "coffee-cream" colored, intra-grain laminations. The 30% sapwood also includes some interesting color patterns that are likely to be very attractive in the finished piece. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There is one elongated, shallow remnant of a borer hole in the sapwood (top photo). This is located on the edge and will turn off as the block is roughed to round. Texas Ebony Lot 359 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 360 2"x 2"x 9-1/2" 1-1/2 lbs. This is a nice piece of 2" square Texas Ebony. It is approximately 80% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. This one was cut from close to the pith of a small log and does have a line of thin cracks across the back side (only faintly visible on the vertical face, lower photo). These appear shallow but will affect turning. I recommend (and priced) this block for resawing for segmented work, pen blanks, etc. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. . Texas Ebony Lot 360 $8.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 361 2"x 2"x 5-3/8" 1 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is a nice 2" square piece that is approximately 90% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 361 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 363 2"x 2"x 4-1/2" 3/4 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is a nice 2" square piece that is approximately 95% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. That tiny amount of sapwood is on an edge and will turn off as the block is rounded. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 363 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 364 ~2"x 2"x 4-1/2" 3/4 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is another nice 2" square piece that is approximately 70% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. That pattern of spalting colors in the sapwood could be very attractive in the finished piece. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 364 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 365 ~2"x 2"x 4" 3/4 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is another nice 2" square piece that is approximately 50% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. Again, that pattern of spalting colors in the sapwood could be very attractive in the finished piece. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There is a single beetle hole thru one corner (upper right corner, top photo) that would be avoided by placing the tenon at that end. Texas Ebony Lot 365 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 345 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 11" 3 lbs. This is a very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 50% chocolate-brown heartwood with strong intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. One small area of wane is present on one corner of the sapwood where a small portion of bark was knocked off. This area will turn off completely as the block is rounded. Texas Ebony Lot 345 $18.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 351 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 8-1/2" 2-1/2 lbs. This is a nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain block of Texas Ebony. It is about 60% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with thin intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. A large area of wane (where loose bark has knocked off) is present on one edge of the sapwood. A number of old borer holes are present in the outer portion of the sapwood in that area. However, all are shallow remnants and should turn-off completely as the block is rounded. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 351 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 352 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 9-3/8" 2-1/2 lbs. This is a very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain block of Texas Ebony. It is about 75% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with thin intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. It was cut from very close to the pith of the small log and a pattern of small, pith-related radial cracks are present along one end of one edge (left end, lower photo). These small cracks are shallow, confined to that outer edge, and should turn-off completely as the block is rounded. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 352 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 353 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 9" 2-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain block of Texas Ebony. It is about 70% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with thin intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. The light-brown sapwood exhibits some interesting color bands that are likely to be quite interesting in a finished turning. It was also cut from close to the pith of the small log and two small, thin and tight cracks are present along one edge (faintly visible on the eight end of the vertical face in the lower photo). These tiny cracks are confined to that edge, and should turn-off completely as the block is rounded. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 353 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 354 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 9" 2-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain block of Texas Ebony. It is about 80% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with a dense pattern of thin intra-grain laminations of the light-brown "coffee cream" color. The light-brown sapwood also exhibits some interesting color bands that are likely to be quite interesting in a finished turning. The sapwood is also interrupted by a "lobe" of heartwood on one face associated with an old side limb (top photo). I suspect that this will also result in an interesting feature in the finished piece. There is a small bark-inclusion at the outer end of that heartwood "lobe", associated with the crotch of that old limb. Located close to the edge, that bark will turn-off completely as the block is rounded. There is also one very thin drying check in the sapwood on the annotated face. It is tight and, at the end-grain face, less than 1/8" deep. I see no other cracks or structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 354 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 355 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 8-1/2" 2-1/4 lbs. This is another nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain block of Texas Ebony. It is about 80% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with a dense pattern of thin intra-grain laminations of the light-brown "coffee cream" color. It was cut from very close to the pith of the small log and a single long, pith-related radial crack is present along one edge (top face, lower photo). That crack appears to be shallow and, located along the edge of the block, should turn-off as the block is rounded (Note - the price reflects that uncertainty). There is also a thin and tight crack in the sapwood (left end, near edge, top photo, but only faintly visible). I see no other cracks or structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 355 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 356 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 8" 2 lbs. This is another nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain block of Texas Ebony. It is about 80% dark chocolate-brown heartwood with a dense pattern of thin intra-grain laminations of the light-brown "coffee cream" color. Two prominent old borer holes that are present along the edge of the sapwood (unfortunately, not readily visible on the photos). Probing reveals that the holes are log but lie at low angles entirely within the sapwood. Most, if not all, of those two holes will turn-off as the block is rounded. Note - the price reflects my uncertainty. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 356 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 324 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 10" 2-3/4 lbs. This is another nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 70% chocolate-brown heartwood with gently curving intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color and 30% yellow sapwood. That sapwood is thin at the top end and fairly thick at the lower end. It also includes subtle bands of light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There are several prominent open beetle holes in the outer portion of the sapwood at one end (lower end, top photo). Probing suggests that they are less than 1/4" deep and that they will turn off completely as the block is rounded. Texas Ebony Lot 324 $18.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 325 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 10" 2-3/4 lbs. This is another very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 70% chocolate-brown heartwood with gently curving intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color and 30% yellow sapwood. That sapwood is thinner at the top end and fairly thick at the lower end. It also includes subtle bands of light blue-gray color. The sapwood includes a large area of "wane" (where the bark has been removed) on one corner and includes several prominent open beetle holes in that area (right end, top photo). Probing suggests that two are approximately 1/2 and 3/4" deep and removal as the block is rounded (if required) may reduce the total length and maximum diameter just a bit. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 325 $16.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 326 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 8" 2-1/4 lbs. This is a very nice, nearly perfect 2-1/2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 85% chocolate-brown heartwood with gently curving intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color and 15% yellow sapwood. That sapwood is very thin at the top end and fairly thick on one edge at the lower end. It also includes subtle, gently turning bands of light blue-gray color. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There is one very shallow (<1/8") remaining portion of a small borer hole in the sapwood at one end (lower end - top photo). SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 326 $20.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 307 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 12" 3-1/2 lbs. This is a very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 90% chocolate-brown heartwood with intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. That ~10% golden-yellow sapwood is a thin, wedge-shaped section confined to one side and would form an interesting vertical and tapering yellow stripe on the block after it is turned to round. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. There is a portion of one small, open beetle hole at the upper end which will turn off completely as the block is rounded. Texas Ebony Lot 307 $18.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 309 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 11" 3-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice 2-1/2"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 90% chocolate-brown heartwood with intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. That ~10% golden-yellow sapwood on one face, and it looks like it would also form an interesting vertical yellow stripe on the block after it is turned to round. There is also a light, reddish-brown of spalt staining within the grain pattern of the heartwood - this could be very interesting. I see no cracks or other structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 309 $20.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 223 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 6-1/2" 2 lb. This is another relatively short stick of 2-1/2" section Texas Ebony. It is approximately 95% of the rich, colorful, coffee-cream striped chocolate brown heartwood, and 5% golden yellow sapwood, with the sapwood confined to one edge where it will quickly turn off. It has a small patch of spalted decay on one end of the back side (lower face, right end, bottom photo). That spot has a crisp boundary and I see no sign of spalting or further decay outside that spot. I see no cracks or other obvious flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 223 $12.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 280 2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 8-1/2" 2-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice 2-1/2" square, end-grain piece of Texas Ebony. It is essentially 100% chocolate-brown heartwood since that elongated patch of sapwood on the edge will turn-off immediately as the blank is rounded. It also has a very nice flowing pattern of intra-grain stripes and bands of "coffee-cream" color. It was cut from close to the pith of the log but I see no pith-related cracks. There are the shallow remains of 3 bugholes within the sapwood along the edge, but these will also turn-off as the block is rounded. I see no structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 280 $15.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 362 ~2-1/2"x 2-1/2"x 4-1/2" 1-1/4 lb. Knife handles, bottle stoppers and Christmas ornaments - those, among others, are what this little piece of Texas Ebony would be good for. It is a nice ~2-1/2" square piece that is approximately 70% dark chocolate-brown heartwood. The sapwood also has some nice color patterns that may be very attractive in the finished piece. This small block was cut from close to the pith and a thin, tight pith-related crack is present at the end of the back side (see near edge, lower photo). I see no other cracks or structural flaws. Texas Ebony Lot 362 $6.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 314 4"x 4"x 12" 8 lbs. This is an interesting 4"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 75% chocolate-brown heartwood and ~25% golden-yellow sapwood. The heartwood has a very nice pattern of intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. The sapwood includes an interesting pattern of wavey light blue-grey color bands. That section of sapwood includes a large void (wane) along one edge where the bark has been stripped away. The sapwood also contains numerous small but prominent beetle borer holes. Probing suggests that all of these holes are shallow and confined to the sapwood portion. Most of that sapwood and those borer holes will turn off as the block is rounded. But if you plan a form that requires the full 4" diameter, some of those holes will remain. I see no cracks or spalting. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 314 $35.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 321 3"x 3"x 12" 5 lbs. This is another beautiful 3"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is ~80% chocolate-brown heartwood and ~20% yellow sapwood. That heartwood includes a moderately-strong pattern of "coffee cream" colored intra-grain laminations. The sapwood includes interesting patterns of multiple wavy light blue-gray color bands. This piece is nearly perfect in that I see absolutely no cracks, bugholes or spalting - it is all beautiful Texas Ebony. Sold Texas Ebony Lot 321 $35.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 322 3"x 3"x 12" 5 lbs. This is another beautiful 3"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is ~85% chocolate-brown heartwood and ~15% yellow sapwood. That heartwood includes a moderately-strong pattern of "coffee cream" colored intra-grain laminations. The sapwood includes interesting patterns of multiple wavy light blue-gray color bands. I see absolutely no cracks or spalting. There is one small and shallow beetle hole very close to one edge/corner (top photo, lower right corner of upper face). I expect that to turn off completely as the block is rounded. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 322 $32.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 323 3"x 3"x 12" 4-3/4 lbs. This is another very nice 3"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is ~75% chocolate-brown heartwood and ~25% yellow sapwood. That heartwood includes a moderately-strong pattern of "coffee cream" colored intra-grain laminations. The sapwood includes interesting patterns of multiple wavy light blue-gray color bands. The section of sapwood includes a narrow void (wane) along one edge where most of the bark has been stripped away. The sapwood also contains a number of prominent beetle borer holes. Probing suggests that all of these holes are shallow, mostly at the edge (the deeper ones) and confined to the sapwood portion. A lot of that sapwood and most of the borer holes will turn off as the block is rounded. I see absolutely no cracks or spalting. Sold Texas Ebony Lot 323 $30.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 341 3"x 3"x 8" 3-1/2 lbs. This is another nearly perfect and beautiful 3"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is ~90% chocolate-brown heartwood and ~10% yellow sapwood. I see no cracks, bugholes or spalting - it is all beautiful Texas Ebony. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 341 $22.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 305 3"x 3"x 8" 3-1/2 lbs. This is another nice 3"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is about 80% chocolate-brown heartwood with intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. That ~20% golden-yellow sapwood is confined to one side and would form an interesting vertical yellow stripe on the block after it is turned to round. I see no cracks, structural flaws or beetle holes. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 305 $18.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 232 3"x 3"x 11-1/2" 4-1/4 lbs. This is a nice 3"-square end-grain section of Texas Ebony. It is approximately 50% chocolate-brown heartwood and 50% golden yellow sapwood. That chocolate-brown heartwood includes attractive, thin intra-grain laminations of the "coffee cream" color. There is a large area of barky wane on one corner (lower right corner, upper photo). Most of this will turn off as the block is rounded. I see no cracks, spalting or structural flaws. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 232 $21.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 144 3"x 3"x 14" 5-1/2 lbs. This is another colorful piece of Texas Ebony. It is composed of approximately 70% coffee-cream striped chocolate-brown heartwood and 30% golden yellow sapwood, with a tiny area of tight bark on one edge (upper photo); all of this bark would be removed during rough-turning. It is a sound piece with only one exception. A single, long ring-type drying check has developed along the heartwood/sapwood boundary (the lower side in the top photo). Where visible at the top end, this check is only about 1/2" deep and it appears that it would be removed as the blank is roughed to round. I see no other cracks, spalting or obvious weaknesses. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 144 $25.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 289 14" x 15" x 4 to 4-1/2" 36 lbs. This is a very nice and very large slab-type piece of spalted Texas Ebony. The heartwood is a dark, chocolate brown with thin, intra-grain laminations of light-brown color and with a band of light red-brown spalting in the central portion of the annotated face (top photo). The spalting is quite sound. This piece was cut from just below a secondary limb so there may be some crotch figure in that area (upper left side, top photo). The crotch-gap related to that secondary limb is present at one end and just overlaps the 14" diameter circle that I drew on the face. The crotch is shallow on the back side (bottom photo) so the size of a conventional bowl is not too limited. It looks like a full 13" bowl should be possible. Since full bark is present on the backside, it should also work for a full size, "barky" natural-edge bowl form. There are several very thin and tight cracks within the spalted area of the cut face. These appear to be the extreme tail ends of radial pith-cracks and, in my judgment, are minor. They are visible at depths to ~1" at each end (not readily visible on the photos). I recommend reinforcing these with CA glue as you turn. I see no other cracks or structural flaws in this piece. However, as is common in Texas Ebony, occasional beetle holes are present in the sapwood. I do not know for sure how deep they are but I have observed many in my Texas Ebony and they are almost always confined to the sapwood - not penetrating the heartwood. Texas Ebony Lot 289 $65.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 290 13" x 14" x 3 to 3-1/2" 25 lbs. This is another nice large slab-type piece of spalted Texas Ebony. The heartwood is a dark, chocolate brown with thin, intra-grain laminations of light-brown color. The sapwood is the bright yellow. (top photo). This piece was also cut from the area of a secondary limb so there may be some crotch figure (if so, it is not obvious on the cut face - top photo). While this piece would produce a conventional bowl, that deep crotch depression on the bark side (bottom photo) will limit the depth and diameter. I drew two circles on the face - the larger one is what I would try for as a full size (13") "barky" natural-edge bowl form, with a gap on the side where the crotch depression is located. The second, smaller and offset circle is what I think would avoid the back-side depression and produce an 11" conventional bowl. I see absolutely no cracks or other structural flaws in this blank. However, as is common in Texas Ebony, occasional beetle holes are present in the sapwood. In most of my Texas Ebony, these holes are confined to the sapwood - not penetrating the heartwood. But - in this case (again!) - there is one open beetle hole in the outer heartwood on one end (upper portion of the end-cut on the top photo, but not visible against the dark-colored heartwood). In this case, probing indicates that this hole is deep and will likely be exposed in either bowl form. So you will have to consider this in your final design.. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 290 $55.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 286 13" diameter x 2-3" depth 28 lbs. This is a very nice half-log piece of Texas Ebony cut from a large crotch. It is big enough to turn a bowl approximately 13" in diameter and 2 to 3" deep. I messed-up with the chainsaw when halving the log to produce this piece (and lot #287 below). I used too small a chainsaw which resulted in a very rough surface; it is difficult to see all of that crotch grain below the "chopped-up surface! The heartwood of this piece is the classic dark chocolate brown of Texas Ebony with thin, intra-grain laminations of light-brown color. The sapwood is bright yellow. I see no sign of spalt decay. There is a bit of a hole in the center of one limb (right side, top photo and left side on bottom photo). It doesn't appear to be spalt decay and the adjacent wood is sound. Also, final trimming of the blank will likely remove that portion. Full bark is present on the backside, so this blank will also work for a large "barky" natural-edge bowl form. A NE bowl would be my choice due to the presence of a shallow depression on the barky back (middle photo) that would reduce the potential depth of a conventional bowl. A NE bowl would also be the best form to show-off that attractive crotch grain pattern in the bottom. There is one thin and tight crack in the cut face (difficult to see but visible on the top photo). It appears to be the outer limits of a pith-related radial crack and extends from the lower cut end upward toward, and nearly to, the sapwood "V" of the crotch. It appears to be shallow and I would reinforce it with CA glue (and fill if necessary) before turning. I see no other cracks or structural flaws in this piece. However, as is common in Texas Ebony, occasional beetle holes are present in the sapwood. I do not know for sure how deep they are but I have observed many in my Texas Ebony and they are almost always confined to the sapwood - rarely penetrating the heartwood. Sold Texas Ebony Lot 286 $65.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 287 14" diameter x ~5" depth 40 lbs. This is another very nice half-log piece of Texas Ebony cut from a large crotch - the other half of the crotch that yielded lot #286 above. I messed-up with the chainsaw when halving the log to produce this piece (and lot #286 above) - I used too small a chainsaw which resulted in a very rough surface; it is difficult to see all of that crotch grain below the "chopped-up surface! This blank is big enough to turn a bowl somewhere between 11 and 14" in diameter and up to 5" deep. My suggested range in potential bowl diameter is due to the presence of a large depression in the barky back of the blank - actually on one side (bottom photo). I originally drew the 14" diameter circle on the cut face before I realized that the depression was there. A full 14" conventional bowl form would encounter this depression and result in a hole in the side of the bowl! A bowl turned from this odd shaped blank would have to be smaller than 14", say 11 to 12", or some type of creative bowl form would be required to accommodate that depressed outside surface. The heartwood of this piece is the classic dark chocolate brown of Texas Ebony with thin, intra-grain laminations of light-brown color. The sapwood is bright yellow. There are two small "spots" of heavy spalting, one of which may be a bit "punky". This may need to be reinforced with CA glue if the area is not removed as part of the waste within the bowl. Full bark is present on the backside, so this blank will also work for a large "barky" natural-edge bowl form. The pith of the main limb is present in this half and a single thin and generally tight radial crack is present in the cut face (difficult to see but visible on the top photo). It extends from the lower cut end upward toward, and nearly to, the sapwood "V" of the crotch. I would reinforce it with CA glue (and fill if necessary) before turning. I see no other cracks or structural flaws in this piece. However, as is common in Texas Ebony, occasional beetle holes are present in the sapwood. I do not know for sure how deep they are but I have observed many in my Texas Ebony and they are almost always confined to the sapwood - rarely penetrating the heartwood. Sold Texas Ebony Lot 287 $75.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 293 6" x 6" x 3" 4-1/2 lbs. This is another very nice square-section block of Texas Ebony with sapwood and bark on one edge. In a conventional bowl-form, this piece will be primarily a dark brown heartwood with some very nice "coffee cream"-colored intra-grain stripes, typical of Texas Ebony heartwood, and one wide area of golden yellow sapwood. All of that bark will turn-off as a bowl form is roughed-out. I see no cracks or structural flaws. However, there are several open (shallow?) and frass-filled beetle holes in the sapwood portion. Some of those will turn off as the blank is rounded, but beetle holes may remain to constitute "character features" in the finished bowl. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 293 $20.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 298 6" x 6" x 3" 4-3/4 lbs. This is another very nice square-section block of Texas Ebony with sapwood on one edge. In a conventional bowl-form, this piece will be primarily a dark brown heartwood with some very nice "coffee cream"-colored intra-grain stripes, typical of Texas Ebony heartwood, and one wide area of golden yellow sapwood. I see no cracks or structural flaws. There is a single open beetle hole on one corner of the sapwood that will turn-off as a bowl form is roughed-out. Sold Texas Ebony Lot 298 $25.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 299 6" x 6" x 3" 5 lbs. This is another very nice square-section block of Texas Ebony with sapwood on one edge. In a conventional bowl-form, this piece will be primarily a dark brown heartwood with some very nice "coffee cream"-colored intra-grain stripes, typical of Texas Ebony heartwood, and one wide area of golden yellow sapwood. I see no cracks or structural flaws. There is a single open beetle hole on one edger of the sapwood. It appears to be shallow (less than 3/4"?) and, if the annotated face is the back-side of the bowl, will turn-off as a bowl form is roughed-out. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 299 $25.00

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Texas Ebony Lot 300 6" x 6" x 3" 4-3/4 lbs. This is another very nice square-section block of Texas Ebony with sapwood on one edge. In a conventional bowl-form, this piece will be primarily a dark brown heartwood with some very nice "coffee cream"-colored intra-grain stripes, typical of Texas Ebony heartwood, and one wide area of golden yellow sapwood. I see no cracks or structural flaws. There is a single open beetle hole on one edger of the sapwood. It appears to be shallow (less than 3/4"?) and, if the annotated face is the back-side of the bowl, will turn-off as a bowl form is roughed-out. SOLD Texas Ebony Lot 300 $25.00

Listing last updated 10 February 2010


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